misdescriptions

plural of misdescription

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdescriptions
Noun
  • For global investors trying to read Asia, Couto identifies two persistent misconceptions that are slowly correcting.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 June 2026
  • Marty and Alycia Anderson are working to grow the game of wheelchair tennis while challenging misconceptions about athletes with disabilities.
    Conor McGill, CBS News, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Ullrich stresses the role of tactical mistakes and misjudgments, not least by the far left, which shortsightedly refused to compromise its beliefs and join with more moderate groups to oppose democratic backsliding.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, said forecasts of an imminent slowdown have been repeatedly wrong, and the economics profession should start grappling with its track record of misjudgments.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The worry is that these misinterpretations don’t go away as users gain more experience interacting with AI, and they might get reinforced.
    Alice Xu, The Conversation, 12 May 2026
  • While intended to be transparent, excessive detail makes listeners question the speaker's confidence, creates cognitive overload, and can lead to misinterpretations.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • At that point, the misunderstandings of me being weird or nerdy or stuck up or whatever kind of just went away.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • The misunderstandings are about people’s tones, and not necessarily about the things that people are pointing toward.
    Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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“Misdescriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescriptions. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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